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Exclusion crisis
Exclusion crisis. A period of intense political strife during 1679–81 generated by the attempt to bar Charles II's catholic brother James, duke of York, from succession to the throne. Widespread apprehension that James would inaugurate a catholic ‘absolutist’ monarchy was aroused in 1678 by Titus Oates's revelations of a Popish plot against king and government. In the three parliaments called between 1679 and 1681 discontented ‘Whig’ groups exploited their majority in the Commons to promote ‘exclusion’ measures, but were each time defeated when the king used his prerogative to close proceedings. The exclusionists' campaign against James represented a radical move by Parliament to dictate the succession in the face of conventional assumptions about the divine nature of monarchical authority, and highlighted the conflict between crown and Parliament which had germinated since the 1660s. Though initially the movement made much impact in the constituencies, it lost momentum as fears of renewed civil war increased, while the king's refusal to summon Parliament again after 1681 took away its main platform.
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JOHN CANNON. "Exclusion crisis." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Exclusion crisis." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Exclusioncrisis.html JOHN CANNON. "Exclusion crisis." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Exclusioncrisis.html |
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Exclusion crisis
Exclusion crisis A period of intense political strife during 1679–81 generated by the attempt to bar Charles II's catholic brother James, duke of York, from the succession. Widespread apprehension that James would inaugurate a catholic ‘absolutist’ monarchy was aroused in 1678 by TitusOates's revelations of a Popish plot. In the three parliaments called between 1679 and 1681 discontented ‘Whig’ groups exploited their majority in the Commons, but were each time defeated when the king used his prerogative to close proceedings.
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JOHN CANNON. "Exclusion crisis." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Exclusion crisis." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Exclusioncrisis.html JOHN CANNON. "Exclusion crisis." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Exclusioncrisis.html |
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Exclusion crisis
Exclusion crisis The attempt to exclude James, Duke of York, later JAMES II, from succeeding to the English throne because he was a Catholic. After the unmasking of the POPISH PLOT the Whigs tried in three successive parliamentary sessions to force through a bill to alter the succession but all three attempts (1679, 1680, 1681) failed. The Whig opposition eventually triumphed at the GLORIOUS REVOLUTION.
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"Exclusion crisis." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Exclusion crisis." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Exclusioncrisis.html "Exclusion crisis." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Exclusioncrisis.html |
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